Technology

The place that handles my rental says "good news! you can pay by credit card on-line now!" and then just quietly tacks on an extra $8 charge on top of the credit card also getting their beak wet. So now I gotta pay like $15 just to pay my godamn rent??

I refuse to pay these BS fees. I only ever drop off checks. That still only costs me for the amount I pay for the checks, which is only a few cents per If memory serves.

What's even worse is when you're in debt and you gotta pay fees just to make a payment on that. Living in america means you're always just a couple steps from debtors prison or living on the street.

Florida has a 1% sales tax that is used to pay for road construction, building fire stations, etc.

These guys are charging 3% globally, which is only used to pay shareholders. No competition, no alternative, no way to avoid paying.

Back when credit cards had to take paper carbon copies from a subset of retailers that had been certified to take credit, try their damnedest to decipher the faint blue numbers and names, verify the account information by hand, take on significant risk for higher purchase prices due to lower computer capabilities, then process the billing... Yeah, I can see why they charged 3% to every transaction.

Nowadays, all of that is automated and digital and proliferated. There is no reason why AMEX should get $0.50 from every purchase of a Happy Meal. There is also no reason why Visa should get more money from a $20 purchase than it gets from a $100 purchase. It's the same amount of work! Same argument about TicketMaster charging a $200 convenience fee on a $500 ticket but only $100 on a $250 ticket.

Overruled, and case dismissed.

The company had an obligation to maximise shareholder value.